Reolian Public Transport Co.

Reolian Public Transport Co.,LTD
Sociedade de Transportes Públicos Reolian, SA
維澳蓮運公共運輸股份有限公司
Industry Public transport
Founded 2009
Headquarters Macau, China
Area served
 Macau
Owner RATP Group - Veolia Transdev - HN Group
Number of employees
 550 (2011)
Website http://www.reolian.com.mo[1]

Reolian Public Transport Co. (Reolian), (Chinese: 維澳蓮運公共運輸股份有限公司) was one of the three Bus Public Transport Operators of Macau along with Transmac (Transportes Urbanos de Macau) and TCM (Transportas Companhia de Macau).

The company was declared bankrupt by the Macau judiciary on December 4, 2013. All bus routes and vehicles previously operated by Reolian has now been taken over by Macau New Era Public Bus Co Ltd with effect from July 1, 2014.

History

Reolian was founded in 2009 after an invitation to a tender organized by the government of Macau.[2] One of the objectives of the tender was to liberalize the public bus service market by opening this market to more bus operators by grouping the 60 Macau bus lines into five different sections. In this configuration, up to five different bus operators would have the chance to operate.

After the tender result Reolian was selected to operate three of the five sections available, The remaining two sections were granted to Transmac. Transportas Companhia de Macau was initially disqualified for arriving four minutes late in handling its proposal.[3] After several months of legal battles between the government and Transportas Companhia de Macau, an agreement was reached between all parties on August 13. In exchange for TCM dropping all lawsuits that contest the government’s handling of the tendering process, Reolian was deprived from one of its awarded section.[4]

Previous to the operation, Reolian declared that it was facing some difficulties in recruiting the 400 drivers that were necessary to operate properly the 26 bus lines awarded [5][6][7] On August 1, 2011, Reolian started its public transport service officially with 250 drivers instead of the planned 400.[8] The Transport Department therefore asked the other two selected operators, Transmac and Transportas Companhia de Macau to support Reolian with some additional services on four lines until additional drivers could be hired.[9]

In September 2011, Reolian increased the wage of its drivers by 30% to accelerate its recruitment process. 60 additional drivers, coming from other two public operators and private shuttle industries, were recruited following this decision. This put an end to the support provided by the other two operators. At the end of the month, Reolian had 390 drivers, 40% of whom were recruited from outside the public transport industry.[8]

The driver turnover rate during the first 3 months of operation was 20%, which was still affecting its stability.

In February 2012, Reolian took part in Google Transit program. This public transport route planner for Macau was launched. The data of Macau's 58 regular bus lines (excluding special lines) has been integrated to Google Maps.[10]

In January 2013, Reolian’s Maintenance Center has been awarded with the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series - OHSAS 18001 Certificate. Reolian is the first public transport company in Macau to receive the certification.[11]

On October 1, 2013, The company announced filing for bankruptcy.[12]

ZK6902HG bus used by Reolian in Macau, China
Reolian bus maintenance center in Macau, China
Inside Reolian's ZK6902HG bus

Fleet

Reolian has a fleet of 245 newly equipped buses. 30% of Reolian bus are low entry.

Bus Fleet Details
Bus Model Bus Number Quantities Purchased
Year 		Length Passenger
Capacity		 Operating on bus route Remarks
Yutong Group
ZK6118HGE 		3001-3087 87 2011 10.6m 69 1 - 3 - 3X - 10 - 10X - 30 - MT1 - MT2Low entry
Yutong Group
ZK6902HG 		2001-2070 70 2011 9.6m 68 3A - 10A - 10B 11 - 28A - 50two step entry
Yutong Group
ZK6770HG 		1001-1088 88 2011 7m 36 8 - 8A - 18 - 21A - 23 - 27 - 28B - 28BX - 35 - 36 - 50X - H1three step entry

All the buses are equipped with Air Con, LED screen for passenger information, 2 doors (Entrance and Exit Doors), Automatic Gears, and GPS system.[13]

Routes

Reolian operates 27 of the 62 public bus lines in Macau:[14]

Type of service

Normal Route Route operated all week, generally from 6am until midnight
Express Route Route only operated from 7am to 9am from Monday to Saturday
Special Route Route only available for a certain period. Line 31 is only available during the training, first and second day of Macau Grand Prix)

Key

~ Fare depending on the origin, only the maximum fare is indicated here
↺ indicates that the Route is circular

Bus routes operated by Reolian

Route Start End Fare Type of service
Route 1 Portas Do CercoBarra MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 3 Portas Do CercoTerminal MaritimoMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 3A Portas Do CercoP.Ponte HortaMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 3X AV. ALM. Lacerda/Ouvidor ArriagaPraça Ferreira Amaral MOP$3.2 Express Route
Route 8 Estrada Ilha VerdeJai AlaiMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 8A Estrada Ilha VerdePraça Ferreira Amaral ↺MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 10 Portas Do CercoBarraMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 10A Terminal MaritimoBarraMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 10BPortas Do CercoPraia Grande ↺MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 10X Portas Do CercoPraça Ferreira AmaralMOP$3.2Express Route
Route 11 BarraTaipa ↺MOP$4.2 ~Normal Route
Route 18 Portas Do CercoBarraMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 21A BarraPraia Hac SaMOP$6.4 ~Normal Route
Route 23 Estrada Ilha VerdeTorre De Macau ↺MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 27 Estrada Ilha VerdeAreia Preta ↺MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 28A Terminal MaritimoTaipa ↺MOP$4.2Normal Route
Route 28B Estrada Ilha VerdeTemple A-Ma ↺MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 28BX Estrada Ilha VerdePraça Ferreira Amaral ↺MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 30 Rua Lei Pou ChonTaipa ↺MOP$4.2 ~Normal Route
Route 31 ForumTerminal Maritimo ↺FreeSpecial Route
Route 35 Rotunda Leonel SousaCentro A. E Exames De Condução ↺MOP$2.8Normal Route
Route 36 Rotunda Leonel SousaAeroporto de Macau ↺MOP$2.8Normal Route
Route 50 Praça Ferreira AmaralVila De ColoaneMOP$6.4 ~Normal Route
Route 50X Praça Ferreira AmaralCentro A. E Exames De ConduçãoMOP$4.2 ~Normal Route
Route H1 Hospital S. JanuárioRua do Campo ↺MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route MT1 Praceta 24 De JunhoAeroporto de Macau ↺MOP$4.2 ~Normal Route
Route MT2 Praceta 24 De JunhoAeroporto de Macau ↺MOP$4.2 ~Normal Route

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Public Transport Ltd.". Reolian. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  2. ↑ "Our Subsidiaries - Reolian MACAU". Ratp Dev. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  3. ↑ "DSAT strives to open bus services in October". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  4. ↑ "Second chance « Macau Business". Macaubusiness.com. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  5. ↑ "Reolian in final trials, still hiring drivers". Macau Daily Times. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  6. ↑ "Reolian still needs 230 drivers before August". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  7. ↑ "First gear « Macau Business". Macaubusiness.culiasolutions.org. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  8. 1 2 "Reolian's chief on TDM Talk Show: Public transport industry in need of 'more rules'". Macau Daily Times. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  9. ↑ "Transmac to boost Reolian's busier routes". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  10. ↑ "Reolian Public Transport Ltd. - Macau Route Planner". Reolian.com.mo. 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  11. ↑ http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/41270-reolian%E2%80%99s-maintenance-center-certified.html
  12. ↑ http://www.reolian.com.mo/zh/news-and-press/item/372-reolian-public-transport-co-ltd-public-statement
  13. ↑ General Information about Reolian
  14. ↑ General view of Reolian Public Transport bus routes
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